Nlb; Chapter 45 Nlb; Nlb Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications XS3800-28 User Manual

45.1 NLB Overview

The Switch supports NLB (Network Load Balancing) traffic distribution. The Switch will copy and forward
the incoming traffic to a cluster. Each server in a cluster tackles a separate copy of traffic.
Figure 357 NLB Traffic Distribution
The Switch only supports up to two clusters for NLB traffic distribution.
Note: NLB settings are configured on the servers.
See Section 45.1.2 on page 455

45.1.1 What You Can Do

• Use the MAC Forwarding screen
and ports the Switch should forward the incoming NLB traffic.
• Use the IP Configuration screen
of a cluster for layer-3 forwarding.

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